Linoleum dispenser



July 27, 1948. T. PETTYJOHN ETAL LINOLEUM DISPENSER Filed May 29, 1945 3Sheets-Sheet 1 (1 4 ii ii i f:- |I I v 1L1 v Inventor ii J I TfieoabrePezyblm Attorneys y 1948- 'T. PETTYJOHN ETAL 2,446,103

LINOLEUM DISPENSER Filed May 29, 1945 5 sheets-sheet 2 InventorAttorneys Tlzeocz o e Pefz July 27', 1948. T. PETTYJOHN' ETAL LINOLEUMDISPENSER 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed May 29, 1945 771mm ei bhi [Ea/p21 TSfz'ck] Patented July 27, 1948 2,446,103 LIINOIIEUM, DISPENSER,Theodor'e'Pettyjohn, Crosby, and Ralph T.

' Stickel, Deerwood, Minn. Y Application May 29, 1945, Serial No.596,438

This invention has reference to a. device, the" 8 Claims. (Cl. 24272)purpose ofwhich, isto reel off and dispense desired lengths of linoleumor other materialfrom an original factory roll.

Another. object of the invention is to provide a rack for supporting afactory roll of linoleum, carpet or the like, in combination with acontractable roller upon which the dispensed goods or portion is woundwhereby said portion may be easily removed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a linoleum rack havingsevering or cutting means including a straight edge and cutting boardhingedly connected thereto.

A still further and a principal object of the invention is to provide aclamping and releasing means for the end of a length of material to bedispensed from a roll and severed, including a slatted roller a slidabledisk expansion member operating in inclined grooves in the slotsthereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a linoleum dispenser inwhich a slatted drum expansible means for the slats and automatic meansfor the retraction of the slats to clamp and release the end of a stripthereof for dispensingany length and cutting off the same. i

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying illustrative drawings inwhich:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of our de-'- vice, l i

Figure 2 is a broken away end view thereof,

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on line 3--3 of Figure 1, v

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4- of Figure 3, i

Figure 5isa detail elevational view of an expansion device, a a l 1Figure 6 is a detail of a drum operating as-- sembly, and

Figure 7 is a detail of a bearing member.

In the drawings illustrating our invention and in the specification tofollow the same reference characters are used to indicate the sameelements throughout.

The reference character ,IO, indicates our linoleum dispensing rack, theposts II and I2,

carrying the transverse bars I3, forming therack IE, to receive a pole Pupon which a factory roll of linoleum is supported.

The principal features of our invention, however, is the expansible drum"5, and its associated elements, which will now bedetailed. This drumincludes a shaft l'Lupon which is keyed at suitable intervals externallyscrew threaded collars" l8, upon which the internally threaded hubsIB,of the disks 2!], operate, the peripheries of which are provided on oneside with bevels 2|, and on the other side with relatively narrow bevels22. The bevels 2|, slidably seat upon the inclined walls 23, of grooves24, provided in the innersurfaces 25, of the spaced longitudinal slatsor bars 25 shown as three in number, and a single slat or bar 26' at thetop diametrically opposite the lower bar 26 and made narrower as shownin Fig. 3, which form the periphery of the drum or roller Hi. The otherlesser inclined wall 21, of the grooves 24, are adapted to be engaged bythe bevels 22, of said disks 2B, and form stops for .the furthermovements of said disks.

Also supported at intervals upon shaft H, are the bearings 28, ofupright bolts or arms 29, having adjustment nuts 30, screwed thereon andupon which seat the flange 3|, of an angle plate 32, which p1ate issecured in place on the members 29, by retainer nuts 33. The reversedhorizontal flange 34, of plate 32, together with the upper surface 35,of membery26', form opposing jaws inclinedslot 45, of member l2. Theshaft I'T,'is

rotatableby means-of a crank handle 46, and

when rotated in one direction and the members 26, held against movement,the screw collars l8,"

will draw the disks 20, up the inclines 23, push ing all members, slatsor bars '26 outwardly, thus expanding the diameter of drum Hi. Thisaction will causethe member 26, to move against flange 34, of the anglerail 32, and thus tightly grip theedge 36, of the linoleum 37. Afterthis is accomplished further turning of the crank while allowing drum l6and slats or bars 26 thereof to turn. with theshaft [1, will rotate thedrum and thereby wind the linoleum off of the roll 31, and onto the drumI6. 7

When the required strip of linoleum has been i rolled onto the drum 16,the cutting board 4I, supported on the arms 48 and 49, pivoted to therack at 50, is swung up upon the rolled linoleum, as indicated in Figure2, then a straight edge 5|, is swung down over the board 41, whereby aknife K, may be operated against said straight edge to sever thelinoleum from its original roll 31. The straight edge 5|, is one flangeof an angle plate, the other flange 52, of which is bolted to arms 53,pivoted at 5 1, to members II and [2. When crank'46, and shaft H, arereversed, the disks will slide into slots 24, permitting the springs 38to retract members 26, whereby the linoleum on the drum it, may bereadily removed, such retraction releasing the inner edge of the lin oleum from said clamp members 26' and 34;

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates will be able to obtain.

a clear understanding of the invention after considering the descriptionin connection 'with the drawings. Therefore, a more lengthy de-grscription is regarded as unnecessary.

resortedto, in actualpractice, if desired Having now described ourinvention that which tent 1,

1. Ina device as described, a slatted druminea in s dab vd k t d t en te diameter of the drum,-mea'nsadapted to con-.

tract thedrum, including springs connecting the said disks ,va racksupporting the drum, and

5. In a device as described, a rack, a roll rotatably supported by therack, a slatted drum having its axis rotatably supported by the rack andincluding longitudinally shiftable disks thereon having bevelled edges,said drum including slats having oppositely inclined grooves engaged bythe peripheral edges of the disks to move the slats outwardly uponshifting the disks in one directionand adapted to permit said slatstomove inwardly upon shifting the disks in the opposite direction,springs connecting the slats to contract the drum, and clamping meanscarried by thedrum and axis thereof and actuated by the aiskstbnsm andrelease an end of material to be voundon the; drum and cut.

fif In a-device as described, a rack, a roll rotatablysupported bytherack, a slatted drum having'itsaxis rotatablysupported by the rack andincluding longitudinally shiftable disks thereon A ,1 we claim as newand desire to procure by Letters clamping means carried by the drumandactul ated'by the disks to clamp-and release on e end of the materialto be wound on the drum.

2. Inna device as described, a roll, a rack rotatably "supporting theroll, a slatted drum includ ing slidable disksaadapted to expand thediameter; of thedrum, means adapted to contractthe drum includingsprings connecting theslats and v H g eluding a fixed member on thedrum' and ajifnov 'sla and normally contracting the drum and slidenormally contracting the drum and -slide said in disks-,saidrackrotatably supporting the drum, a straight edge having side arms andclamping;

meanscarried bythe drum and axis thereof and actuated by the disks toclampand release one; dv i at ri ltt b W u d. a s; d am i.

and; severed 3. In a device as described, a roll, a slatteddrumincluding-slats, means connecting said slats tween the disks andslats tocause said-slats to;

move; outwardly; ;and, adapted to: permit: inward movement thereofundenthe contracting means,

a straight edge having arms pivotall-y supported,

a rack supporting said arms, drum and rolh and; a cutting board havingarms pivoted to the rack,;;-

said straight edge adapted to swing-over; the;

roll} to rest on they cutting board, 7

4." In a device as described, a-roll, a slatted drumsincluding slats,means connectin gsaid slats tad-raw the same together to contract thedrum,

disksshiftably mounted on the axis of the drum tosengage the. slats,coacting means between the disks and slats to causesaid slats-to .moveroute wardly andadapted to permit inward movement thereof under.the-contractingmeans, a-straight edgehaving arms 'pivotallysupported, arack sup portingfs'aid arms; drum and roll," and a cuttingboard havingarms pivoted to the rack, ysaidstraight edge and board adapted to swingover thefroll with the straight edge resting on the board whereby thematerial maybe severed. i

arms engaged on the-shaitgsaid,shait rotating "opposite direction,springs connecting theifslat s" to lcontractthe d rui'nfand clampingmeans car-f ried by the drum and axis-thereof and actuated bythe diskstoclamp and release an endof m'a'terial to be wound o'n'the drum and cutfand inable member expanded and contracted disks to grip and release theend pf a roll-off i5 material to be dispensedand cutoff.

7. In -a deviceras describedja rack a slatted drum rotatably supportedby the rackand liav-l'v ing a shaft provided"with,threadeolsleeves, a"roll rotatably supported by the rack s'aid slattc zdrumincludingshiftable diskshaving interiorly threaded hubs engaged on thethreaded and having bevelled peripheral-edges sloping oppositedirections, certain' of the slats havingtc oppositely inclined grooves,engaged by f th peripheral edges of the disks,- springs} connecting theslats and normally; contracting the Tdru independently-of-the; arms, oneof the slat s ybei ingpositioned adjacent the arms, a clamping stripcarried by; the arms adjacent to the slat, 5

whereby one end of the material'to'be wound from" the; roll ontothe,,drum-may be clamped between said slat and strip, upon shiftingthey; disks longitudinally of the shaft; and meanson the rack" forsevering the material-transversely lengthwise of the drum and roll. I 8.In a-device as! describe d-,- a rack, 'a slatted; drum rotatablysupported by the rack and-.;hay jingt-a shaft "provided with; threadedsleeves; "a roll rotatably supported by the rack,-;saidjslattedw drumincluding slidable disks: havinginteriorly' threaded hubs engaged on thethreadedasleey'es-- and having bevelled'peripheraledges slopinginopposite directions: certain of the slats having opp os'itly inclinedgrooves engaged "by-the peri'pheraYdges of the disks; springs-connectslats and normally contracting the dru'm 'arms engaged on the sh'afujsaid' shaftf ro t" I pender'itly of the arms, the of' the slats "be ngpositioned adjacent the jarms; a clampingstripl f carried by the armsadjacent to the (slats, where byj onie end of the .niaterial to bewoundfrom the: rollgonto the drum' maytbeclamped betweem's'aid slatandstrip, upon shifting the;disks:longitudi n lm -i es ei ae aig t 1 are i2,446,103 5 6 arms pivoted to the rack at the sides thereof andREFERENCES CITED adapted Swmg over f W roll The following references areof record in the and a cutting board. having slde arms pivoted to fileof this patent. the rack to swing over the roll, said straight edgeadapted to swing over the board to rest thereon 5 UNITED STATES PATENTSand form a knife guiding means for severing the Number Name t materialfrom the roll in desired lengths wo n 937,431 to Mar. 21, 1911 on thedrum. 1,462,349 McCarthy July 17, 1923 THEODORE 2,097,287 McKenna Oct.26, 1937 RALPH T. STICKEL. 1

